Azur Lane: The Azure Life of the Tragic Admiral

The can body was sealed by high-temperature processing, but the paper strip inside was not burned together. This proves that the processing tools should be of high precision and have corresponding cooling measures for protection.

The degree of sealing is also very good, at least it can float over here, and it seems that there are quite a lot of them.

"A cargo ship?"

Yang Sikang muttered.

There are so many metal cans, equipment that can process cans, and a large amount of plastic wrap that can be used for sealing.

The probability that normal other types of ships would carry large quantities of these items is low, especially equipment used when sealed.

Which warship would carry welding equipment on board?

However, even with such a judgment, Yang Sikang had no intention of going directly there.

On the one hand, he had no idea where these cans came from, and if everyone went out without being able to confirm the direction, it would only be a waste of time and they would just run around everywhere.

On the other hand, he was somewhat wary of whether this was a trap.

Reporting to the home port can inform the home port of the situation so that it can be prepared, and it is also a form of reporting.

Most importantly, by reporting to the home port, we can confirm whether there are other commercial routes nearby or cargo ships that have not arrived on time recently, so as to confirm the authenticity of the information. It would be even better if we can get the corresponding location and route information.

It is not his style to set off rashly. It is his habit to prepare first and then set off.

"Commander, the direction these metal cans are floating is probably this way, but it looks like they have drifted quite far. Similar cans can be found floating on the water in a large area."

After Shangri-La finished speaking, Yang Sikang frowned:

“Can you tell the types of jars?”

“They are all canned food.”

"Canned food."

Yang Sikang narrowed his eyes:

"Then there's no need to rush."

Chapter 150 Illegal Target

After waiting for more than ten minutes, there was still no response from the home port.

Wichita has become a little impatient and has mentioned the idea of ​​attacking several times.

"We'll decide where to go after we get a response from the home port."

Yang Sikang repeated it again and patiently explained to Wichita:

"Don't worry. Since what floated out are canned food, they are not in any danger for the time being."

"But it's also possible that we encountered a siren. If we set out now, we can rescue people faster later..."

"If there had been a siren, these cans wouldn't have come floating here in such large numbers."

Yang Sikang shook the metal can in his hand and showed the broken part to Wichita.

"Look at these. The way they were broken into was very rough, so the final secondary processing looks very crude. But if you look closely, these gaps have been carefully sealed. Moreover, the other party had the time and energy to use a thick roll of plastic wrap to protect the paper, and there are so many sealed jars."

"Well, having said that..."

"I know you're worried about the safety of the person who left the message in the bottle, but personally, I'm more concerned about whether this could be a trap. If someone is trapped, we should of course rescue him, but if it's a trap, I don't want us to fall into it because of an impulse. Wait a moment, Wichita."

"Tsk, okay, I'll listen to you then."

The personnel had been assembled, but Yang Sikang just asked them to get ready to go.

After waiting for half an hour, the notification tone of the communication request finally rang on his personal terminal. However, after the call was connected, it was Guanghui on the other end.

"Ms. Brilliant?"

"Hello, Commander Yang. Regarding the situation you reported earlier, where are you now?"

“We’re still on the island.”

Yang Sikang replied:

"We haven't set out yet."

"Great, then may I ask, Commander Yang, do you have any weapons with you? I mean modern weapons."

Yang Sikang thought about it. He had the two special pistols on him, and there was also an M16A2 and 12 spare magazines stored in the ship's space. In addition, he had two bulletproof vests, so he should have modern weapons.

"Have."

"Although I am personally curious about why you brought modern weapons to the exercise, it is great if this is the case. We will send you two coordinates now. The drifting bottle should come from the sea area around those two coordinates."

Realizing that something was wrong, Yang Sikang asked:

"Is there something wrong with the ship?"

"Yes, but not just one ship."

"What do you mean?"

"The other side is a small fleet, probably with 2-3 cargo ships, 1 cruise ship, and 3-5 escort ships. Of course, there are no ship girls and commanders among them, but there are some guests with dubious identities."

"Distinguished guest? I see."

Yang Sikang looked at the coordinates sent by Guanghui and the others and showed them to Belfast, and compared them with the map, he quickly understood what Guanghui meant.

"I see. Is there anything I should pay attention to?"

"If I have to say something about precautions, it's probably just to avoid getting hurt, hehe~"

"Well, okay, I understand."

After hanging up the call, Yang Sikang frowned:

"It's really a waste of life. It's really troublesome."

"Master, what Lady Glory means is..."

"what……"

Yang Sikang sighed helplessly:

"It's probably one of those things, a gambling boat."

Cruise ships carry 'tourists', cargo ships carry supplies and mezzanines, and of course, the 'entertainment' items for the guests.

They would sneak away from the near coast and arrive at some relatively safe areas on the high seas, and then stay there for several weeks or even more than a month.

A variety of rich entertainment activities can be carried out here, because it is on the high seas and has not been discovered, so there are no laws governing it.

A place where one can indulge oneself to one's heart's content, this is the purpose of the existence of these ships, and what they represent, of course, are enormous profits.

Without huge interests driving them, there is no way these people would leave the safe waters.

It is hard to say where the escort ships come from, and this type of people will never hire commanders and ship girls to escort them, but they also have their own escort ships.

It is not certain whether we can fight against the Sirens, but it is enough to make the guests feel at ease.

But because they are engaged in illegal activities, they generally will not ask for help even if some minor problems arise.

Releasing a message in a bottle means that the other party is in some kind of danger and has no choice but to do so.

Guanghui asked him if his side was carrying modern weapons, which meant that the other side definitely was carrying weapons.

Moreover, it may threaten his personal safety.

"People who break the law don't care about breaking a few more clauses, not to mention that the people on that ship are either rich or noble. They care more about their own face and external image than a few lives."

Yang Sikang explained, then smiled:

“Perhaps this is why it was Glory who responded to us, rather than Enterprise.”

"Then what are we going to do?"

"To save people, of course."

Yang Sikang laughed heartily:

"The people there are either rich or noble. How can we not save them?"

Yang Sikang's smile became brighter. He took out two pistols, released the safety, put them into the holsters and put them on his legs.

Then, he took out his bulletproof vest and put it on underneath his clothes, then he said:

"Let's go, follow the coordinates given by Guanghui and rescue them."

The target location was a certain distance away from them, so Yang Sikang asked everyone to board the Belfast's hull first.

Only when they approached the target area did the ship girls deploy their ship equipment and form a formation around it.

The search was naturally carried out by carrier-based aircraft. After finding nothing around the first coordinate, Yang Sikang and others came to the second coordinate point and found dense drifting bottles here.

"Commander, we found an island, and the bottle seems to have drifted out from there."

"Island, can you judge the size?"

"It should be a small island. It is currently impossible to determine whether there are reefs underwater. The Dreadnought's carrier-based aircraft discovered the enemy's escort ships. It is... a mixed formation of light cruisers and heavy cruisers, with a total of five ships. Two of them have run aground. The cruise ship seems to have hit a reef."

"Has the other party discovered us?"

"No. Our carrier-based aircraft are flying at a very high altitude."

"First take back the carrier-based aircraft and report the specific situation."

"Understood. Do you want to leave the reconnaissance plane behind?"

"Need not."

"Ok."

Shangri-La soon came in front of Yang Sikang. She had already drawn a rough map in her notebook, with the information detected by the carrier-based aircraft marked on it.

Yang Sikang looked at the shape of the island, then walked to the edge of the deck to look at the water and smiled:

"It looks like we are in trouble."

Chapter 151 Hidden 'Evidence'

On the sea ten kilometers away from the island, Yang Sikang was standing on the edge of the deck, watching the waves rise and fall around the ship.

"Master, is it okay to leave it to Shangri-La?"

Belfast put a drink next to him and asked with some concern. Yang Sikang turned around and smiled:

"Are you worried?"

"I don't doubt Shangri-La's ability, but is it a bit... inappropriate for her to handle these things?"

"I think it's pretty good."

Yang Sikang narrowed his eyes and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

When he arrived nearby and found the target, he belatedly discovered some problems.

First of all, he had no idea about the identities and backgrounds of the ship's customers, or whether any of them were people with sensitive identities.

Secondly, he received the information from Guanghui. Although this could avoid some contradictions, it would also leave him without subsequent background support.

Once any mistake occurs, the person most likely to get into trouble and suffer the most is him, the executor.

Given his identity and position, it would be very difficult for him to handle this matter without causing any problems.

The higher the position, the more arrogant they are, and this arrogance is fully displayed when they treat people they think are inferior to them.

So, after some thought, Yang Sikang chose a solution:

He himself did not show up at all, and let Shangri-La handle the matter.

First of all, Shangri-La is a ship girl, and those people don’t know her origins and dare not be too arrogant to her.

Secondly, if he were present, those people might have troubled him and asked him to "manage it". But if he was not present, there would be no such problem.

Moreover, since Yang Sikang did not receive any information from the company, he could just say that he was not there at all and was just the person Shangri-La led a team to look for.

Anyway, he has the final say on whether someone is there or not. As long as he doesn't show up, there will be no loopholes.

Rather than asking him to rescue people and get into a lot of trouble, it would be more efficient and convenient to let Shangri-La handle it.

Besides, Shangri-La is fully capable of dealing with these problems.